Umar Marvi
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Name | Umar Marvi |
Also known as | Marui |
Country | Pakistan |
Region | Sindh |
Origin Date | 14th century |
Umar Marvi (or Marui; Sindhi: عمر مارئي) is a folktale story from Sindh, Pakistan about a village girl Marvi, who resists the overtures of a powerful King and the temptation to live in the palace as a queen, preferring to be in a simple rural environment with her own village folk. It dates back to the 14th century[1][2]
Origins
The story first appears in the text of "Bayan Ul Arifeen", known to the Sindhis as "Karim Jo Risalo" of Shah Abdul Karim of Bulri, the great-great-grandfather of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.[3] It then appeared in Shah Jo Risalo and forms part of seven popular tragic romances from Sindh, Pakistan. The other six tales are Sassui Punnhun, Sohni Mehar, Lilan Chanesar, Noori Jam Tamachi, Sorath Rai Diyach and Momal Rano commonly known as the Seven Queens of Sindh, or the Seven heroines of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.
Folklore
The protagonist of the story is Marvi, a young
In popular culture
- Ghazal Siddique played the title role, while Hassam Qaziplayed Umer.
- Umar Marvi is a Pakistani film adapted from this folktale, produced by Syed Hussain Ali Shah Fazlani, directed by Shaikh Hassan and starring Fazlani himself, Nighat Sultana, Noor Mohammed Charlie and Bibbo. Released on March 12, 1956, it was the first-ever Sindhi-language feature film made in Pakistan.
- Umar Marui, is a Ram Panjwani.[5]
- Aayi Aayi, a Sindhi song in Coke Studio season 15, was inspired by the story of Umar Marvi.[6]
See also
Further reading
- Baloch, N. A. 1976. Umar Marvi (in Sindhi). Jamshoro: Sindhi Adabi Board.
- Chapter on Marui from the book Tarikh i Tahiri written by the author Mir Tahir Muhammad Nasyani [7]
References
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- ^ Dr. N. A. Baloch (1976). Popular Folk Stories: Umar Marui. Hyderabad: Sindhi Adabi Board.
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- ^ Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, Shah Jo Risalo
- ^ "Drama - Professor Ram Panjwani". rampanjwani.com. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- ^ "In Conversation With Coke Studio Artist Noman Ali Rajper From Aayi Aayi". Fuchia Magazine. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians by Eliot and Dawson, Volume 1, Page 260
External links
- "Umer Maruee: A Symbol of Patriotism". MuseIndia, 39, Sept.-Oct. 2011.
- Sur Marvi, by Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (Sindhi).
- Sur Marvi (translated into English by Elsa Kazi).
- Drama Adaptation of Umar Marvi (Urdu)